News and Public Notices

At 8:45 pm on Monday, October 26, 2026, the Township of South Frontenac unofficially announced the results of the 2026 Municipal Election. The certified election results will be available on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Click to see the results.

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Notice of Hearing on Minor Variance Applications  PLZNA20260109 & PLZNA20260110 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac.

Hearing Details

Date: 12 November, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m. 
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details

Property Address: 115 & 117 BITTERSWEET DRIVE
Legal Description:    PLAN 13M144 LOT 8 & 7
Owner: 1278804 ONTARIO INC

Purpose and Effect of the Applications:

The Owner of 115 Bittersweet Drive and 117 Bittersweet Drive is proposing to construct a three-unit townhouse building on each property. A minor variance application has been submitted for each property to permit a three-unit townhouse, as the Residential – 30 (R-30) Zone permits only single detached dwellings.

Notice of Consent Applications PLBDJ20260111 & PLBDJ20260112

Application Details

Property Address: 5170, 5171 & 4952 VERONA SAND ROAD
Legal Description:    CON 11 W PT LOT 16, CON 11 PT LOT 16 and RP 13R20412 Part 3, CON 11 W PT LOT 15, & CON 11 E PT LOT 15  Portland
Owner: CHEN XIAOPING
Applicant: Karri Wong

Purpose and Effect of the Applications 
Applications for Consent have been submitted to separate 5171 and 4952 Verona Sand Road from 5170 Verona Sand Road. The parcels were inadvertently merged on title. The applicant is proposing to sever the lots to re-establish separate titles. 

Severed Lot #1 (4952 Verona Sand Road) is proposed to have 170.56 metres of frontage on Verona Sand Road and an area of 86.3 acres. Severed Lot #2 (5171 Verona Sand Road) is proposed to have 275.16 metres of frontage on Verona Sand Road and an area of 134.6 acres. The retained parcel (5170 Verona Sand Road) is proposed to have 221 metres of frontage along the southern portion of Verona Sand Road and 1,000 metres along the western portion, with an area of 95.5 acres.

Hearing Details

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time: 7:00PM
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham (Council Chambers) and on Zoom

Application Details

Property Address: 3403 FLORIDA ROAD
Applicant: KYLE AND JENNIFER PALMER

Purpose and Effect of the Application

Request to vary Section 7.3.2 of Zoning By-law No. 2003-75, as amended, to reduce the minimum front yard of the Rural (RU) Zone from 20 metres (66 ft.) to 10 metres (32 ft.) to permit the construction of a 54-square metre (576 sq. ft.) detached garage.

Note: Consideration of a variance to the front yard on the subject property was deferred at the September 10, 2026, meeting of the Committee of Adjustment to provide the applicant with additional time to review the location of the proposed garage. Based on input from Hydro One, as well as the location of the existing driveway turn-around, the proposed front yard was reduced from original request of 16 metres (52 ft.) to 10 metres (32 ft.).

South Frontenac Township is inviting local volunteers to come together and be celebrated at Council’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on November 21 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Verona Lions Club. 

Notice of Public Meeting on Zoning By-law Amendment Application PL-ZBA-2026-0105
to be held by the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac

Public Meeting Details

Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham (Council Chambers) and on ZOOM.

Application Details

Property Address: 4264 LATIMER ROAD
Applicant: BRYCE AND LISA CUMPSON
Agent: THE BOULEVARD GROUP (Jason Sands)

Purpose and Effect of the Proposed By-law

A 3.6-hectare (8.8-acre) surplus farm residential lot, with 160 metres of frontage on Latimer Road, is proposed at the north-west corner of 4264 Latimer Road under Consent Application PL-BDJ-2026-0104. The severed (new) lot will be approximately 3.6 hectares (8.8 acres) in size with 160 metres (524 ft.) of frontage on Latimer Road and would contain the existing single detached dwelling, serviced by private on-site water and sewage systems, unoccupied livestock barn, and two additional accessory buildings. The retained parcel would be approximately 79.9 hectares (197.4 acres) in size with 146 metres (479 ft.) of frontage on Latimer Road to the north and 764 metres (2,506 ft.) of non-continuous frontage on Davidson Road to the south. The retained parcel would continue to be used for agricultural purposes.

The proposed By-law would change the zone on the retained parcel from Rural (RU) to a site-specific Agricultural (A-X) to restrict any single detached residential or residential accessory uses per Section 9.3.4 (b)(v) of the Township Official Plan.

Notice of Hearing on Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission Application PLZNA20260100 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac.

Hearing Details
Date: October 08, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details
Property Address: 60 MCCOLL LANE
Applicant/Agent: The Boulevard Group (Jason Sands)
Owner: Davis Baxter and Tracy Tucker

Purpose and Effect of the Application:

The property has a house that is 3.2 metres from the highwater mark of Thirty Island Lake. There are decks on the north and south sides of the house. The owners are seeking permission to connect the two decks with a 12.6 metre by 1.5 metre uncovered deck on the waterside of the cottage. The deck is 1.6 metres from the lake, 0.5 metres from the top of bank and 0.6 metres from the floodplain. The permission is being requested retroactively because the deck was constructed without the necessary approvals.

All South Frontenac office locations will be closed on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 as we recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 

Notice of Hearing on Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission Application PLZNA20260094 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac

Hearing Details
Date: 8 October, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details
Property Address: 1045 HERON LANE
Agent: Boulevard Group (Jason Sands)
Owner: Stefanie & Alain Gravelle

Purpose and Effect of the Application
The owner has applied to increase the area of a boathouse on Loughborough Lake. The property Is developed with an existing dwelling, boathouse with gazebo and docks. The owner proposes to construct a new boathouse in a similar footprint with a unenclosed observation deck on its roof.
The new boathouse would project 0.45m further onto Loughborough Lake and reduce the north-east interior side yard setback from 4.2m to 2.1m. The new boathouse would have a 64.3sqm (692sqft) footprint, which is larger than the 41.3sqm (445sqft) footprint area of the existing boathouse. The height is proposed to increase from 3.8m to 4.45m.